leke

See also: lekë, Lekë, and ləkə

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːkə

Verb

leke

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of lijken

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

leke

  1. alternative form of lek

Etymology 2

Noun

leke

  1. alternative form of lege (league)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse leika.

Pronunciation

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Noun

leke f or m (definite singular leka or leken, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)

  1. a toy, something to play with

Synonyms

Verb

leke (imperative lek, present tense leker, simple past lekte, past participle lekt, present participle lekende)

  1. to play, to act in a manner such that one has fun

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Noun

leke f (definite singular leka, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)

  1. a water drain

Verb

leke (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)

  1. e-infinitive form of leka

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leki.

Noun

leke m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural lekar, definite plural lekane)

  1. a leaking hole

Etymology 3

Related to likke.

Verb

leke (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leke/lek)

  1. e-infinitive form of leka

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لكه (spot, stain, speck), from Persian لکه.

Pronunciation

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Noun

leke (definite accusative lekeyi, plural lekeler)

  1. spot